Stroudsburg district cancels hearing about modular classrooms at Arlington

Tuesday

Jun 10, 2014 at 12:01 AM

A conditional use hearing today on whether to allow a permit extension for two modular classrooms at Arlington Elementary School has been canceled.

A conditional use hearing today on whether to allow a permit extension for two modular classrooms at Arlington Elementary School has been canceled.

The hearing had been scheduled for 2 p.m. before the Stroud Township Board of Supervisors at the township municipal building.

The hearing was canceled after Stroudsburg School District Superintendent John Toleno sent a letter to the township, notifying them the district will withdraw its application.

"We have decided not to pursue the permitting necessary to keep the modular classrooms on the Arlington property. In reviewing all of the student numbers, it appears as if we will not need the modulars at this time," Toleno said in the letter dated June 3.

The school district had originally said the trailers may be necessary in the event Ramsey Elementary is closed.

The board narrowly voted 5-4 on May 21 to close the building at the end of this school year.

The Stroud Township Planning Commission on May 29 recommended the Board of Supervisors discontinue the permit for the two modular classrooms at Arlington.